ALMA

ALMA (Aim, Learn, Master, Achieve) is a European Union initiative aimed at supporting young people who are not in any kind of employment, education or training (NEETs). The initiative aims to promote the active inclusion and employment of beneficiaries by improving their skills, knowledge and experience and enabling them to establish new contacts across Europe.

The pilot implementation of ALMA is the starting point for the country’s participation in mobility programs, focusing on the most vulnerable groups of young people, providing them with the opportunity to live and work in another country of the European Union. Living the European experience, they will acquire knowledge and skills (basic and horizontal) and strengthen their self-confidence. The ALMA programme through cross-border mobility aims to provide incentives and skills for new employment, education and training opportunities. The pilot Greek project “Move On with ALMA” has been a unique opportunity for young vulnerable NEETs from a targeted region of Greece, the city of Alexandroupolis in the region of Evros, to travel to an EU country, as members of a team and be placed in a supervised job position for 2 months close to their interests and without financial burden, in order to acquire skills, knowledge, work experience, boost their self-esteem and experience the European idea.